General Dyanmics Land Systems June 7 , 2007
P.O. Box 2074 Contact: Rae Higgins
Warren, MI 48090-2074 Tel: 586 825 4610
www.gdls.com higginra@gdls.com
   

U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $54 Million for Stryker Combat Vehicle Work

 

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – The U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), a $53.8 million delivery order in support of the Stryker family of combat vehicles. 

 

This delivery order funds procurement of one-inch slat armor, headlight kits and slat armor spare parts for Stryker vehicles.  Work will be performed by existing General Dynamics employees in Lima, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by June 30, 2008. 

 

Stryker is a family of eight-wheeled combat vehicles, available in ten variants, that has been proven effective by the U.S. Army and the National Guard for defense and disaster-response missions.

 

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 81,000 people worldwide and had 2006 revenues of $24.1 billion. More information about the company is available online at www.generaldynamics.com.